"People from Europe and people from Africa encountered one another long before the invention of "Europe" and "Africa" and "white people" and "black people.""

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Darryl Pinckney

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“As an actor playing a character, I can't come in with my judgement, or else I can't play it honestly. My judgement has to be reserved for later.”
“There were a lot of people who were a little afraid of the rage or blaming stance I was taking, and find what I am doing now more refreshing.”
“I suppose politicians have always wanted to get re-elected, but there's a kind of a feeling now that if you just discredit your opposition, it makes it easier for you to win. I don't think that's necessarily true.”
“History says that progress often requires sacrifice, but what kind of progress can we claim when it is built on the lives of the citizens it is supposed to aid?”

Source : Joelle Charbonneau (2014). “The Testing 2: Independent Study”, p.22, Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
“The burden imparted by God is lifted once we have prayed, but the heaviness from the enemy cannot be raised unless we fight and resist in prayer.”
“It is through the tongue, the pen, and the press that truth is principally propagated.”

Source : Sarah Grimke, Angelina Grimke (2015). “On Slavery and Abolitionism: Essays and Letters”, p.96, Penguin
“Im just trying to be positive. I like the guys (Im) around. Even though were not at the record Id like to be, even after a loss, guys are mad, but then we have fun and you move on. They look up to me. Ive been around eight years. A lot of these guys were in junior high or high school when I came into the NBA. I see how much of an influence I am off the court. I try to be careful how I approach things on and off the court, because I know these guys are watching.”
“I foresee a Liberal vote so massive and the number of Liberal MPs so great that we shall hold the initiative in the new Parliament.”

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